Alex Epstein

Dr Alex Epstein is a Research Associate at the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge. His work focuses on the chemistry of circular polymers, particularly the mechanisms and computational modeling of hydrolysis and depolymerization processes for sustainable material design.

Research Interests:

• Materials Chemistry for recyclable polymers
• Computational modeling of polymer degradation
• Hydrolysis kinetics and mechanisms
• Microbial platforms for customizable plastics

Recent Publications highlight his contributions to polydiketoenamine systems, magnetic resonance methodologies, and machine learning approaches for predicting polymer behavior under varying pH conditions. His work bridges theoretical and applied research in circular materials and chemical recycling.